Paper article of headwear



Feb. 23, 1954 P HAEGELE 2,669,725

PAPER ARTICLE OF HEADWEAR Filed sept- 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Hill"?- lz /5 A5INVENTOR 0270 P fibeyeie FIE]. 5. BY

ATTORNEY 23, 1954 o. P. HAEGELE PAPER ARTICLE OF HEADWEAR 2 Sheets-Sheet2 INVENTOR 0/20 P flaeyele ATTORNEY Filed Sept. 1, 1950 Patented Feb.23, 1954 PAPER, ARTICLE OF HEADWEAR Otto P. Hacgcle, Columbus, Ohio,assignor to White Castle System, 1110., Columbus, Ohio, a

corporation of Delaware Application September 1, 1950, Serial No.182,735

2 Claims.

invention relates. to an improved article of head wear, havingparticular reference to the construction or. such articles when the sameare formed from relatively inexpensive materials, such as paper, andcapable of being produced with the use or automatic machines.

In certain. industrial occupations, it is customary or necessary for theworkers or operatives therein to wear various types of head covering.For example. in kitchens, bakeries and restaurants, workers commonlywear what is known as a chefs hat, and the same is true of various otherindustries unrelated to the food-producing and serving industry.

l-lleretoiore, such caps or head covering devices have been made largelyfrom fabrics or other materials requiring cutting andsewing operations,which involve relatively high costs, including repeated launderings, allor which contribute substantially to their ultimate costs.

it is the purpose of the present invention, therefore, to provide asimple inexpensive cap or hat construction in which paper is the basicmaterial employed in the manufacture thereof, and, wherein theconstruction of the cap is such as to lend itself readily to manufactureby machine methods and appliances, to the end of producing a cap, orother similar article of head wear, whichv will provide an attractiveappearance when worn, will ofier adequate protection to the hair and.head of the wearer and which, after a given period of wear and usagemay, upon becoming soiled, be discarded and replaced by a new and cleancap at low cost.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a paper can having anadjustable head band by which the cap may be adapted readily todifferent head sizes: of wearers thereof.

For a further understanding of the invention. reference is. to be to thefollowing description and the accompanying, drawing, wherein:

Fig. l is a view of the paper blanks from which the primary andsecondary sections of my improved article of head wear is formed;

Fig. 1A is a transverse cross-sectional view taken through the blank onthe line lala of Fig. I;

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1. showing the blank partly joined;

Fig. 3 is also a view similar to Fig. 1, disclosing the secondarysection in longitudinally aligned and end-overlapping order with theprimary section to form my improved article of head wear;

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on the plane indicated bythe line 4-4 of Fig. 2

2 Fig. 5 is a similar View on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3; Fig; 6 is ahorizontal sectional view taken on the plane indicated by the line fi6of Fig. 7;;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the completed article;

Fig. 8 is a horizontal sectional. view on the line 8-8 of Fig.7;

Fig. 9 is a transverse sectional view on the line 9-9 of Fig. '7;

Fig. 1.0 is a detail enlarged sectional view;

Fig. 11 is a detail perspective view, showing the inside of theadjustable head band of the article.

The article of head wear comprising the present invention embodies anouter band Ill composed preferably of a fairly heavy grade of paper, andwithin the band and closing the opening formed by the same is a crownsheet ll of a thinner or lighter grade of paper, such, for example, asone having substantially the weight of tissue paper. In Figs. 7 through11 of the drawings, the cap has been shown in a partly opened condition,although when applied to the head of a wearer, the band peripheryconforms to the shape of the wearers head. When packed for shipment orstorage, the band is substantially fiat, possessing a rectangularconfiguration, permitting of the placing of a maximmn number of caps inastandard shipping or storage container.

In producing the band 10, I utilize an elongated rectangular strip l2 ofpaper which for each cap is cut transversely to produce a primarysection it and a shorter secondary section l4. Each of these sections isformed with parallel fold lines [5 and it which are disposed adjacent toand in parallel relationship with the outer longitudinal edges of theband-forming sections l3 and I4. Between the fold lines 15 and I6disposed nearest to the lower edge of the blank, there may be appliedresln, paraffin or other similar treating material by which the materialformed between the lower fold lines l5 and it is stiffened and renderedmoisture-resistant for producing the sweat band indicated at IT.Additionally, there is applied to the sections l3 and it preferablybetween the inner fold lines it thereof, an elongated, longitudinallyextending, relatively narrow strip E8 of an adhesive substance by whichthe marginal edges of the accordion-plaited crown sheet H are attachedto said sections. The plaiting of the crown sheet l l prevents anytendency on the part of the same to stretch or tear when the cap isopened or closed and with the marginal edges of the crown sheetadhesively joined with the cap body.

After cutting a paper blank to produce the band it, and it primary andsecondary sections I3 and I4, respectively, the secondary section isplaced over the primary section in registration therewith. To producereinforced head-engaging folds at the bottom of the cap and similarfolds around its upper edge, the combined sections are folded along thelines I5 and I6 in a manner forming webs I9 and 20, the web I9projecting inwardly and Vertically into the confines of the cap inparallel relation with the outer vertical wall 2| of the primary sectionI3.

Similarly, in this folding operation the secondary section It is bent toproduce complemental webs 22 and 23, respectively, which are slidablytelescoped within the webs I9 and 2!] of the primary section, with theouter vertical wall 24 of the secondary section in movable contact andflat, abutting relationship with the outer wall 2I of the primarysection. The outer marginal edges of the crown sheet II are, as shown inFig. 3, adhesively united as at I8, with the inner surfaces of thevertical walls 2| and 24 of said primary and secondary sections. Thefolding of the sections I3 and I4 to produce the reinforcing bottomfolds or sweat band I! is duplicated in producing the top folds or crownband 25 of the article.

In its manufacture, the strip of material constituting the secondarysection I4 is formed at one end only with an adhesive-receiving lap 26,which projects beyond the corresponding adjacent end of the paper stripforming the primary section I3. This lap is bonded to the adjacent endof the strip forming the primary section I3 when the cap is finallyfolded and as a last step in the manufacturing operation, so that thesecondary section forms in effect a continuation of the primary section.However, by forming the band In of two sections, as indicated at I3 andI4, the operation of placing the crown sheet within and between thesections is facilitated, as well as manufacture of the cap by automaticmachine operations. Due to the telescoping order of the webs I8 and 20of the primary section and the complemental webs 22 and 23 of thesecondary section in producing the sweat band and crown folds, a slidingadjustment is provided on the part of said folds which controls thecircumferential dimension of the cap when the same is extended for use,enabling the same to conform to different head sizes by merely pullingthe sweat band outwardly or inwardly, as indicated by the individualrequirements of the wearer. The adhesive strip I8, as shown in Fig. 1,extends but part of the length of the primary band section I3. This isdone so that the crown sheet I I will have its outer marginal edgesadhesively secured in but a part of their total length to the bandsection i3. This unattached marginal edge portion of the crown sheetprovides for relative adjustment of the overlapping ends of the primaryand secondary sections of the composite band without interference insuch adjustment on the part of the associated crown sheet. The crownsheet is thus not stretched or torn during the adjustment since portionsof its marginal edges are disposed between and in registry with theouter end region of the section I3 lying between the outer edge of thesection I3 and the end of the band or strip I8.

It will be understood that certain features and sub-combinations are ofutility and may be employed without reference to other featuressub-combinations. This is contemplated by and is within the scope of myclaims. It is further obvious that certain changes may be made indetails within the scope of my claims without departing from the spiritof my invention. It is, therefore, to be understood that my invention isnot to be limited to the specific details shown and described.

I claim:

1. An article of head wear, comprising: a pair of originally separaterectangular paper sheets providing primary and secondary band-formingsections having adjacent and outer ends, means permanently uniting theadjacent ends of said sections in longitudinal alignment to produce anelongated composite strip for the formation of a head band, saidcomposite strip being folded upon itself along longitudinally spacedlines extending adjacent and parallel to oppositely disposedlongitudinal edges of the composite strip, said folding providinginwardly disposed multiple-thickness web folds, the outer ends of thecomposite strip having the web folds thereof relatively telescoped toprovide for the adjustment of a resultant band circumferentially inadapting the same to different head sizes, and a crown sheet havingouter marginal edges attached throughout the major part of their totallength to inner plain and unfolded surfaces of the joined primary andsecondary sections of the band at positions independent of and betweenthe longitudinal web folds thereof, the portions of the marginal edgesof the crown sheet which are not attached to the band being disposed inregistration with the outer end region of the primary section of theband to adapt the crown sheet to the circumferential adjustments of saidband.

2. An article of head wear, comprising: an elongated composite paperstrip composed of two originallyseparate sections united along adjacentends thereof in longitudinally aligned order, said strip being foldedupon itself along spaced longitudinally extending fold lines disposedadjacent and in parallel relation to upper and lower edges of the strip,said folds providing inwardly disposed multiple web thicknesses of thematerial from said strip at the top and bottom thereof, the web folds atone end of the composite strip being telescoped and held frictionallywithin those of the opposite end of the strip, whereby to provide a bandadjustable circumferentially to diiferent head sizes, and a separatecrown sheet having its marginal edges adhesively attached throughout amajor portion of their total length to plain and unfolded inner surfacesof said strip sections at positions independent of and substantiallymidway between the upper and lower web folds of the band, the unattachedmarginal edge ortions of the crown sheet being disposed in registry withthe outer end portions of the primary section of the band to adapt thecrown sheet to the circumferential adjustments of said band.

OTTO P. HAEGELE.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberName Date 1,806,225 Vernon May 19, 1931 1,955,098 Shaffer et al. Apr.1'7, 1934 2,111,344 Bauer Mar. 15, 1 38

